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A Multi-perspective Concept Mapping Study of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Outcome Priorities
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Background Head and neck cancer treatments have been showing promising outcomes, yet they often have significant impact on patients. With an approximate 50% survival rate, individuals with a history of this type of cancer are living with long term challenges. With the increasing focus on...
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Aggregation-Based Framework for Construction Risk Assessment with Heterogeneous Groups of Experts
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Monzer, Natalie, Fayek, Aminah Robinson, Lourenzutti, Rodolfo, Siraj, Nasir B.
Construction companies continuously seek to improve risk analysis techniques to determine the contingency of projects. Construction risk assessment relies on a group decision-making (GDM) process, in which a heterogeneous group of experts provides their opinions to determine the probabilities and...
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2018
Saborido, R., Khomh, F., Hindle, Abram, Alba, E.
On mobile phones, users and developers use apps official marketplaces serving as repositories of apps. The Google Play Store and Apple Store are the official marketplaces of Android and Apple products which offer more than a million apps. Although both repositories offer description of apps,...
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Development of Conversation Cards for Adolescents©: A patient-centered communication and behavior change tool for adolescents with obesity and health care providers
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Background. Given adolescents’ increasing desire for independence and autonomy, there is a need for research to examine their lived experiences, including concerns, preferences, and priorities. In the context of lifestyle modification for weight management, most adolescents with obesity exhibit...
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Fall 2024
Effective science communication is crucial for public engagement with science, especially when conveying novel information and recommendations. The current study explored the impact of jargon (i.e., specialized language used in a particular field) on Canadian and U.S. adults’ (n = 400)...
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Hybridization of Reinforcement Learning and Agent-Based Modeling to Optimize Construction Planning and Scheduling
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Kedir, Nebiyu Siraj, Somi, Sahand, Fayek, Aminah Robinson, Nguyen, Phuong
Decision-making in construction planning and scheduling is complex because of budget and resource constraints, uncertainty, and the dynamic nature of construction environments. A knowledge gap in the construction literature exists regarding decision-making frameworks with the ability to learn and...
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Hybridization of reinforcement learning and agent-based modeling to optimize construction planning and scheduling
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Kedir, Nebiyu Siraj, Somi, Sahand, Fayek, Aminah Robinson, Nguyen, Phuong H.D.
Decision-making in construction planning and scheduling is complex because of budget and resource constraints, uncertainty, and the dynamic nature of construction environments. A knowledge gap in the construction literature exists regarding decision-making frameworks with the ability to learn and...